The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-12-28

The Thiry-6rst Annual Session OF the
! Somerset County Teachers Institute net in
| the Court House al z o'clock p. IN. Monday,
and was called 10 order by County supcrin-
terdenr J. VI ferkey Music. All Hail the
Power Of Jesns Name Conducted By Vim.
H. Ruppel. Esq. II tie Somerset Bar. assist
ed BY the orchestra OF the lutheran Church
Of Somerset Pa
DR.. Horne conducted the devotional exer-
cis~s. realsiing portion of the 2isf chapter OF
the Gospel according to ST. John. after which
County Superintendent Berksy made few
appropriate remarks ffc sAiG :. Ii i a
source of qualification 10 know that we have
enrolled 2l2 teachers at this time Il Is n
Soxfce OF qualification 70 know that the SEN
rfiment of The people Of the State has been
crysializesi into law We want you to have
a good time. and the fact that you are paid
for your time viii enable yoa and us to have
good time We want your aid By taking
part IN the WORK before as fake part in
the discussions. Prof. Wee,len viii not be
with Us. He wrote 10 me saying thai his
voice has failed and he could not sing were
he here Tlse nta>ic will DE conducted by
W III Ruppsl. Esa We want good iime
We want you TO have good time We are
thoroughly satisfied thar you will have a
good time,
After the remarks BY the County sIperin-
teiident, the roll ef the teachers in a;teinl-
anee was called by Secretary J. c srciclner
Out Of tlse entire number Of teachers who
had enrolled their names. three answered
here the remainder answered Isressat, as they
should have done.
Organization .;-0n motion, Hon. Fred
Grot was nominated for Vice President A.
: Flannigan, OF Confluence schools, was
nominated a. Secretary; - g Coughenour.
Of Berlin schools, n Assistant Secretary \.
q. Kein, Of Somerset, rs Query Manager
Nominations for the yariofss positions
closed and on motion of L. Lichliter secre-
tary Baker was instructed 10 cast the bal
lot of the Institute for the various positions
named. which was done.
Music, conducted by W. H RuppeI, and
joined in by the Institute.
The Co supt then the introduced the in
structvr DIR A. K. Horne OF Allentown,
Penna, who said among other things, .
might Paraphrase tlie language of the Psalm
Isl, when be said | was glad when He
said let Us 90 into the house of the Lord
by saying was glad when / was called To
meet the teachers of Somerset enuniy IN In
stiiute have heard Of your institutes for
years. shall talk 10 you on the subject as
signed . How 10 make the school1oom inter
es;ing
DIR. franklin asked by an old farmer. how
lie should keep the boys from stealing his
elder. replied Roll barrel Of wine along
side the cider and they will uoi steal the
cider, by which he simply meant give them
something better than cider and they viii
not want cider. 50 reasliers, II yoR want
your pupils 10 come 10 school you must give
them something worth coming fer.
After the close OF DIR. Horne's talk there
was an interuission OF ten minutes insti-
tute again called to onier, and music con-
Quoted BY Mr. Rappel, as before
Prof. Albert f. 1ialtby Of the Indiana. Pa
State Normal school WIS introduced. and
talked on the subject Of Primary Geography.
He said
Carl Ruiier hif the nail upon the head
when he said Geography Is a culture
study for the human race He didn't de-
iend il ON the ground Of IL utility, bur mere
iy calls il culture study. five examine
the subject carefully We must reach the best
way of teaching il and be Iesi 10 abandon
the question and answer mode of tsslcIling
it, In its primary teaching it should be
taught with Regard first. to form In coun-
Try schools il is not necessary 10 dwell long
on the subject Of form for children in tile
country have studied form all their lives
but in the city schools it Is amazing to see
the ignorance of children regarding the sub
jert Of form If children kupw these tiiings,
il IS not necessary TO dwell oa them sec
orld teach size Third. tes,esi direction. This
last may be taught by making the magnetic
needle, as Dr. Horn has made ii before you.
and JON therewitb the ideas OF East and
West, North and South You uaay caIl al
ien'ion 10 the way lhey travel TO and from
school
The child's Imagination often transcends
the reality. Ny own fancy as TO tue caIa-
raet Of Niagara was FAR ahead Of the reality.
when saw H. Children learn very much
thar we don't give them credit for. We in
s;ruet the children, we teach them by better
methods than were used when We were buys
and girls
County Superintendent Berkey now intro
iiueed ex-Gov- VIII C1rnbacS. of Indiana.
the lecturer ofthe evening He said
was teacher once myself pale, inter
esting looking young man. could abons spaa
myself about the waist, and if would have
kept on teaching school al The wages I was
getting guess could do 80 today.
People ask why are not teachers r-spec-
ted ? ! think can answer. Takes grown
man and ler him teach school at the wages
paid-about twenty dollars month and no
body is going to respect him very much.
Whes ! taught school about the only
branch Taught was the branch in the hands
Of the so-caIled teacher. He taught Astron-
omy by means Of the stars THAI the pupils
saw from The application Of tina, branch o
After mnsic the Institute adjourned.
To Directors and Teachers.